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Robert Fleming Rankin (born 27 July 1949) is a prolific British humorous novelist. Born in Parsons Green, London, he started writing in the late 1970s, and first entered the bestsellers lists with ''Snuff Fiction'' in 1999, by which time his previous eighteen books had sold around one million copies. His books are a mix of science fiction, fantasy, the occult, urban legends, running gags, metafiction, steampunk and outrageous characters. According to the (largely fictional) biography printed in some Corgi editions of his books, Rankin refers to his style as 'Far Fetched Fiction' in the hope that bookshops will let him have a section to himself. Many of Rankin's books are bestsellers. Most of Rankin's books are set in Brentford, a suburb of London where the author grew up, and which, in his novels, is usually infested with alien conspiracies and/or ancient evil. In addition to his novels, Rankin held a position as the Writer in Residence of Brentford's Watermans Arts Centre during the 1980s,〔(Watermans | About :: Our Approach History )〕 and organised a regular poetry event there which he claims was the largest in Britain. He also has performed on stage with bands. Rankin's fan club, The Order of the Golden Sprout (named after Rankin's fixation with the vegetable), maintain a website and arrange events, many around Brentford. In 2009 he was created the first Fellow of The Victorian Steampunk Society in recognition of his contribution to the genre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://thevss.yolasite.com/fellowships.php )〕 He lives in Brighton with his wife, Dr. Rachel Heywood-Rankin. During 2012, Rankin published his first 23 novels (up to and including Fandom of the Operator) on Kindle through his own publishing enterprise- (Far Fetched Books ) - with new cover artwork, making them available to a wider audience, despite many of them being out of print. == Bibliography == *''The Antipope'' (1981) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''The Brentford Triangle'' (1982) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''East of Ealing'' (1984) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''The Sprouts of Wrath'' (1984) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''Armageddon: The Musical'' (1988) (Armageddon Series) *''They Came and Ate Us (Armageddon II: The B Movie)'' (1991) (Armageddon Series) *''The Suburban Book of the Dead (Armageddon III: The Remake)'' (1992) (Armageddon Series) *''The Book of Ultimate Truths'' (1993) (Cornelius Murphy Series) *''Raiders of the Lost Car Park'' (1994) (Cornelius Murphy Series) *''The Greatest Show Off Earth'' (1994) *''The Most Amazing Man Who Ever Lived'' (1995) (Cornelius Murphy Series) *''The Garden of Unearthly Delights'' (1995) *''A Dog Called Demolition'' (1996) *''Nostradamus Ate My Hamster'' (1996) *''Sprout Mask Replica'' (1997) *''The Brentford Chainstore Massacre'' (1997) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''The Dance of the Voodoo Handbag'' (1998) *''Apocalypso'' (1998) *''Snuff Fiction'' (1999) *''Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls'' (1999) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''Waiting for Godalming'' (2000) *''Web Site Story'' (2001) *''Fandom of the Operator'' (2001) *''The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse'' (2002) *''The Witches of Chiswick'' (2003) *''Knees Up Mother Earth'' (2004) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''The Brightonomicon'' (2005) (see also The Brentford Trilogy) *''The Toyminator'' (2006) *''The Da-da-de-da-da Code'' (2007) *''Necrophenia'' (2008) *''Retromancer'' (2009) *''The Japanese Devil Fish Girl and Other Unnatural Attractions'' (2010) *''The Mechanical Messiah and Other Marvels of the Modern Age'' (2011) *''The Educated Ape and Other Wonders of the Worlds'' (2012) *''The Chickens of Atlantis and Other Foul and Filthy Fiends'' (2013) *''The Abominable Showman'' (2015) (Ebook only) *''I, Robert'' (2015) Anthologies containing stories by Robert Rankin *''The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy'' (1998) Short stories *''The Boscombe Walters Story'' (1996) 〔 Illustrated works *''The Bumper Book of Ficts'' Neil Gardner, illustrated by Robert Rankin (2010) *''EMPIRES'' written and illustrated by Robert Rankin (2011) *''ALICE ON MARS'' written and illustrated by Robert Rankin (2013) *''THE DIVINE COMMODORE (or 'THE KIWI CHRONICLES')'' written and illustrated by Robert Rankin (2014) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Robert Rankin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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